20th February , 2007

US : Rising demand for enhanced applications such as gaming, video and music download, multimedia messaging, ringtones, mobile Internet, and Bluetooth are bolstering the growth of the world wireless communication test and measurement market. With increasing bandwidth speed, the need for high-speed Internet is elevating the demand for communication test and measurement.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, World Wireless Communication Test and Measurement Market, reveals that the market earned revenues of $2,605.4 million in 2005 and is likely to reach $5,478.5 million in 2013.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides manufacturers, end users, and other industry participants with an overview of the World Wireless Communication Test and Measurement Market, send an e-mail to Tori Foster, Corporate Communications, at trisha.bradley@frost.com tori.foster@frost.com with the following information: your full name, company name, title, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Upon receipt of the above information, an overview will be sent to you by e-mail.

The world wireless communication test and measurement market is largely influenced by 3G standards such as wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, and time division-synchronous CDMA (TD- SCDMA).

With 3G long-term evolution (LTE) and 4G standards, the capabilities and services of world interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) can increase further.

4G has been gaining wide recognition and can develop further with the evolution of culture and customer needs. Participants in the wireless arena envision integrating technologies such as 3G, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, WiMAX, wireless local area network (WLAN), and wireless fidelity (WiFi) into a single network. Research and development in the 4G arena is likely to expand to ensure the working of hybrid networks, full-motion video, and wider bandwidth, which are the special features of this technology.

"With the constant evolution of technologies, there is a definite need for performance enhancement to handle the complexities of these technologies," notes Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Sujan Sami. "Although emerging standards such as 3G, 3.5G, and 4G are boosting the market growth in the wireless industry, their unpredictable and unreliable wireless links are pressurizing test vendors to develop and deploy sophisticated test equipments to ensure proper functioning of the networks."

Service providers can increase their revenues further by offering efficient applications that are reliable, accurate, consistent, and user friendly, to fulfill rising customer expectations.

"In addition, consolidation, 'one-stop' solution, and security issues such as leakage losses play a significant role in delivering efficient services to the end users," notes Sujan. "Hence, service providers are striving hard to offer many solutions in a risk-free environment and maintain the quality of service despite the developments and deployments of new technologies over several networks."